Voters in Blackman Township will decide Tuesday, Aug 5, whether the township supervisor will get a salary increase from $24,000 to $49,260 and if the clerk and treasurer will get a pay increase from $12,600 to $49,260 each. Full story »

April Crandall-Jennette and her husband Brian Jennette recently opened The Salon Academy at 2103 W. Michigan Ave., which offers accredited education for students who want to become cosmetologists. Full story »

The Jackson-based utility announced Tuesday, July 15, that it is dedicating more resources to forestry this year and has planned ongoing work based on which of its 2,000 electric circuits are most affected by tree-related outages. Full story »

The Blackman-Leoni Township public safety department reported the following activity Thursday, July 10, and early Friday, July 11, 2014: Officers responded to 55 incidents. At 7:33 a.m. Thursday, July 10, deputies responded to Airport Lanes, 3501 Wildwood Ave. in Blackman Township for a breaking and entering report. At 11:48 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to 4028 Knightsbridge Lane in Blackman Township... Full story »

Calley and Arwood met with several Jackson-area business and government leaders to talk about how the state is becoming more business-friendly and focus on the companies that are currently making investments in the state. Full story »

The Blackman Township Board of Trustees discussed a 10-year industrial facilities tax exemption for Petty Machine & Tool, 4035 Morrill Road, and is expected to vote on the exemption at its regular board meeting Monday, July 14. Full story »

The Blackman-Leoni Township public safety department reported the following Sunday, July 6 and early Monday, July 7 activity: Officers responded to 60 incidents. At 7 a.m., officers responded to 7945 Dunn Road in Leoni Township for a report of attempted larceny of a golf cart. At 1:13 p.m., officers responded to 335 Oak Grove Ave. in Blackman Township for a... Full story »

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported the following Tuesday, June 24 through early Wednesday, June 25: Deputies responded to 59 calls for service, conducted 11 traffic stops and made 3 arrests. 6:46 a.m. Deputy Long had a motorist assist on Brown Street near W. Franklin Street. 10:05 a.m. Sergeant Watson responded to E. McDevitt for an abandoned vehicle. 10:31... Full story »

The Blackman-Leoni Township public safety department reported the following activity Sunday, June 22, through early Tuesday, June 24: Officers handled 91 incidents. At 1:44 p.m., Sunday, June 22, officers responded to Walmart, 1700 W. Michigan Ave., for a complaint report of a dog left in a vehicle. At 3:06 p.m., Sunday, June 22, officers responded to Menard's, 3588 Page... Full story »

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported the following Monday, June 23 through early Tuesday, June 24: Deputies responded to 51 calls for service, conducted 18 traffic stops and made 6 arrests. 7 a.m. Deputy Thomas was dispatched to Wetherby Road for a breaking and entering complaint. 7:04 a.m. Deputy DeLand responded to Portage Lake Road for an alarm. 7:50... Full story »